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DoR Preparing to Issue Tender for Siddha Baba Tunnel within mid-March

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DoR Preparing to Issue Tender for Siddha Baba Tunnel within mid-March
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The Department of Roads (DoR) is preparing to issue tender bids for the construction of Siddha Baba tunnel along the Siddhartha Highway within mid-March.

The department is preparing to call the tender bid for the tunnel which lies in between Butwal and Palpa in almost a year after signing an agreement for the source of funding.

The Ministry of Finance had given the permission to the department to initiate the procurement process for the tunnel within the limit of Rs 10.15 billion on November 18, 2019.

Although the department had initiated the process of calling tender bid immediately after getting the nod from the ministry, it has not been able to do so till now.

The estimated cost of constructing the tunnel is around Rs 8 billion, according to the department. Spokesperson at the Department of Roads Shiva Hari Sapkota informed that the department is preparing to call tender bids for the tunnel within mid-March.

“We are preparing the bidding document for issuing the tender,” said Sapkota, adding, “This is the first time that the Department of Roads is preparing to issue tender for tunnel construction and we are doing homework to ensure that there won’t be any problems with the process.”

The government had approved the criteria for the construction of the tunnel on August 6 earlier this year.

 

 

 

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